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MAKE A LIST~ fp Pitchers who can throw 70mph
Since the rule change 70 is the new 65. :sleep:- riseball
- Post #30
- Forum: Softball Pitching
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Need Advice from HS Coach Regarding HS / Travel Tournament Conflict
Northern Southeastern Never Heard of U will be there along with College of Last Resort.- riseball
- Post #47
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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POP times...
A great pop time is a deterrent not a solution. More often than not the runner will prevail.- riseball
- Post #23
- Forum: Softball Catching
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ESPN guns recalibrated this year.
Yes, you can connect it directly to a computer.- riseball
- Post #21
- Forum: College Softball News and Discussions
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ESPN guns recalibrated this year.
Same one I have. Could be a legit 69mph pitch or if you tweak the settings the pitch could have been in the low 60's.- riseball
- Post #18
- Forum: College Softball News and Discussions
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POP times...
The 14U players with 1.65 pop times also have pitchers with 7 pitches, and play with slappers that are 2.6 home to first.- riseball
- Post #8
- Forum: Softball Catching
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Is hitting off a pitching machine necessary?
At SC they had a few. Camera mounted behind the hitter with a flat screen behind the net. Was on a delay so they could take a cut and then see it on the screen and make adjustments on the next one. Had metrics on exit velocity, launch angle, etc. All the tools to succeed, just needed to...- riseball
- Post #51
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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ESPN guns recalibrated this year.
Pocket radar is a very basic tool and will give you the top speed so you are getting the velocity out of the hand. An actual radar gun provides both the top end speed out of the hand and the terminal velocity at the plate. The greater the difference between the two the better. Most guns have...- riseball
- Post #15
- Forum: College Softball News and Discussions
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Is hitting off a pitching machine necessary?
How many high level college teams do NOT use one? I often hear players say they can't hit off a machine. I tell them they are correct, they can't hit.- riseball
- Post #49
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Question for the high school parents
Complaining about High School Softball is kind of like complaining about poor customer service at Walmart. You need to adjust your expectations and look at it as rec-ball with an abundance of team spirit. If you are a serious player make the most of it and remember it is all about mind over...- riseball
- Post #25
- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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Advice RE Recruiting, etc
Sure, if that is practical. But unless you are along the I80 corridor there is not much Nebraska has to offer.- riseball
- Post #14
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Advice RE Recruiting, etc
She is in Iowa which is the unicorn of HS softball. Unless things have changed they play in the summer and there is not much in the way of summer TB.- riseball
- Post #10
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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committing in middle school?
That only works well if your kid has a clue with respect to their major and the school she ends up attending has a graduate program in that field of study. Due to the pandemic there are a lot of 5th year players stuck in BS graduate programs that they have no intention of finishing. When my...- riseball
- Post #16
- Forum: Softball Discussions
